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| Record Name(s) | Noranda DDH Stover-1-80 - 1980 |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 2013-Aug-19 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Mar-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Secondary Commodities: Zinc
Township or Area: Stover
Latitude: 48° 21' 47.04" Longitude: -83° 54' 17.88"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 284838 Northing: 5360733 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 42B05SW
Point Location Description: approximate location of anomaly on SSM 536572
Location Method: Based on Assessment
1979-80: Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. – ground geophysics, DD-1-88 ft
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Stover 0016-A1/ 2.3728 | 42B05SW0082 | 42B05SW0082 |
| WP Stover.6 | 20000018826 | 20000018826 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Wawa
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Michipicoten
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Ironstone-unsubdivided | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Tuff | 2 | Dacite To Rhyolite | Tuff | Adjacent |
Aug 20, 2013 (A Wilson) - Diamond drilling intersected a sequence of dacitic crystal lithic tuff, sulphide iron formation and rhyolitic tuff. Narrow bands of sulphide iron formation ranging from1-8 feet were interbedded within the lithological sequence.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Pyrrhotite | Economic | Gangue |
Aug 20, 2013 (A Wilson) - A 2 foot width of core assayed 0.16% Cu and 0.04 oz/t Ag between 37 and 39 feet. A 1 ft interval of core between 53.8 and 54.8 ft assayed 0.02% Cu, 0.15% Zn and 0.7 oz/t Ag.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Sheared |
Map - Geological series, Stover Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0790 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1972
Author: Bennett G., Dupuis C.P., Elmhirst F., Andrews M.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Stover and Brackin townships, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2380 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1977
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Chapleau-Foleyet, geological compilation series, Algoma, Cochrane and Sudbury districts
Publication Number: M2221 Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1976
Author: Thurston P.C., Sage R.P., Siragusa G.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of the Crooked Lake area, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: R172 Date: 1978
Author: Bennett G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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